I am reading this amazing book called Galileo’s Finger, the ten great ideas of science by Peter Atkins. In the second chapter it briefly describes about the process of Mitosis and Meiosis, the two basic cell division processes in most organisms. 193 more words

The previous posts have explained the processes involved in sexual reproduction in plants. But many species of plant can also reproduce asexually and this post is going to explain how and why this might occur… Now this is not a topic that is so exciting that it keeps many GCSE students awake at night but there is some good biology in here so pay attention! 586 more words

Quizzes from today were great! A problem area was, “Why is our DNA not identical to our parents?”. Because of the random assortment of chromosomes (which hold DNA) in meiosis, gametes are never identical. 118 more words